Crocodile Dreams (Valspar 5007-5A)
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Crocodile Dreams (Valspar 5007-5A) is a light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crocodile Dreams
Four Valspar colors picked for Crocodile Dreams by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Crocodile Dreams, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Jocular Green | SW 6736 | 71 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pistachio | 561 | 68.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Chayote Squash | PPH-46 | 70.6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dreamcatcher | 1131-3 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Crocodile Dreams (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Crocodile Dreams
Darker than Crocodile Dreams
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5007-5A |
| Hex | #CCDFC4 |
| RGB | 204, 223, 196 |
| HSL | 102°, 30%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -11.2, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crocodile Dreams (Valspar 5007-5A), published as #CCDFC4
#BAD5C2
#DEE9C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crocodile Dreams (Valspar 5007-5A)?
- Crocodile Dreams has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crocodile Dreams is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crocodile Dreams in another brand?
- Dreamcatcher (PPG 1131-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Crocodile Dreams warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Crocodile Dreams as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.